Tayshia Adams Is the Bachelorette! Colton Underwood, Rachel Lindsay, More Bachelor Nation Stars React

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Tayshia Adams Is the Bachelorette! Colton Underwood, Rachel Lindsay, More Bachelor Nation Stars React

Bachelor Nation is ready for a season unlike any other! After Us Weekly confirmed that Clare Crawley will exit The Bachelorette early as Tayshia Adams steps in, stars including Colton Underwood and Rachel Lindsay were quick to congratulate the phlebotomist on her new role. A source confirmed to Us on Monday, August 3, that Clare, 39, found love just days after beginning her journey and will step aside as the season 16 lead to allow Adams, 29, to begin her search for The One. The Santa Ana, California, native has already arrived on location at La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, where the upcoming season is filming amid the COVID-19 pandemic instead of the usual mansion. Us previously confirmed that producers “reached out to backup Bachelorette contestants who had been vetted for Clare’s season but were ultimately not cast to film at La Quinta.” At the time, the reasoning was unclear, with a source telling Us, “It was very apparent that something had happened with production.” [jwplayer 7znwaWf9] Amid the speculation, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Clare was back on Twitter — she “liked” and “unliked” a tweet about the switch-up — while Tayshia went dark on social media, indicating that she started filming. Tayshia’s friend Demi Burnett, who also competed on Colton’s season of The Bachelor in 2019, fueled rumors when she revealed that she had recently texted Tayshia, but the message did not deliver. Season 16 of The Bachelorette has been rocky from the start. Eleven days after ABC announced in March that Clare would be the next lead, making her the oldest in the show’s history, Warner Bros. confirmed that production had been postponed due to the pandemic. Filming finally began in mid-July. The hairstylist previously competed on Juan Pablo Galavis’ season of The Bachelor in 2014, finishing as his runner-up. She later appeared on Bachelor in Paradise seasons 1 and 2 as well as The Bachelor Winter Games, which documented her brief engagement to Benoit Beauséjour-Savard. Tayshia, for her part, finished in third place on Colton’s season before falling for John Paul Jones on Paradise season 6. They split in October 2019. Scroll down to see Bachelor Nation’s reactions to Tayshia becoming the next Bachelorette!

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Tayshia Adams Is the Bachelorette! Colton Underwood, Rachel Lindsay, More Bachelor Nation Stars React

Bachelor Nation is ready for a season unlike any other! After Us Weekly confirmed that Clare Crawley will exit The Bachelorette early as Tayshia Adams steps in, stars including Colton Underwood and Rachel Lindsay were quick to congratulate the phlebotomist on her new role. A source confirmed to Us on Monday, August 3, that Clare, 39, found love just days after beginning her journey and will step aside as the season 16 lead to allow Adams, 29, to begin her search for The One. The Santa Ana, California, native has already arrived on location at La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, where the upcoming season is filming amid the COVID-19 pandemic instead of the usual mansion. Us previously confirmed that producers “reached out to backup Bachelorette contestants who had been vetted for Clare’s season but were ultimately not cast to film at La Quinta.” At the time, the reasoning was unclear, with a source telling Us, “It was very apparent that something had happened with production.” [jwplayer 7znwaWf9] Amid the speculation, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Clare was back on Twitter — she “liked” and “unliked” a tweet about the switch-up — while Tayshia went dark on social media, indicating that she started filming. Tayshia’s friend Demi Burnett, who also competed on Colton’s season of The Bachelor in 2019, fueled rumors when she revealed that she had recently texted Tayshia, but the message did not deliver. Season 16 of The Bachelorette has been rocky from the start. Eleven days after ABC announced in March that Clare would be the next lead, making her the oldest in the show’s history, Warner Bros. confirmed that production had been postponed due to the pandemic. Filming finally began in mid-July. The hairstylist previously competed on Juan Pablo Galavis’ season of The Bachelor in 2014, finishing as his runner-up. She later appeared on Bachelor in Paradise seasons 1 and 2 as well as The Bachelor Winter Games, which documented her brief engagement to Benoit Beauséjour-Savard. Tayshia, for her part, finished in third place on Colton’s season before falling for John Paul Jones on Paradise season 6. They split in October 2019. Scroll down to see Bachelor Nation’s reactions to Tayshia becoming the next Bachelorette!

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Ali Fedotowsky

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight on August 3, the former Bachelorette showed her support for the season 16 shakeup by calling it “amazing.”

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Colton Underwood

“Congrats @TayshiaAdams — good luck and I hope you find yourself a better kisser,” the former Bachelor tweeted, poking fun at Tayshia once calling him a bad kisser.

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Rachel Lindsay

“When I stepped in as Bachelorette, I wanted to pave a way for more diversity, for more people who look like me and who didn’t look like the typical lead,” the attorney, who was the first Black Bachelorette, told Entertainment Tonight. “So to see another Bachelorette of color, I’m thrilled. I have been fighting for inclusion, and I’ve said before that Tayshia would be an excellent Bachelorette, so I am more than happy to pass the torch. I am so excited to see what she’s going to do, how she will represent herself and her journey to find love. Now she’s in the driver’s seat, and I’m excited to see her get this opportunity.”

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John Paul Jones

“I’m really happy and excited for her on this new journey,” Tayshia’s ex-boyfriend exclusively told Us. “I hope she finds the love and happiness that she deserves.”

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Kaitlyn Bristowe

“Holy freaking plot twist of Tayshia becoming the new Bachelorette and Clare apparently found love. I cannot confirm or deny, but I have thoughts,” the season 11 Bachelorette said on her Instagram Stories. “I love both of these women. I was really excited to watch Clare's journey. … Now, enter Tayshia. Great, I wanted her to be the Bachelorette a while ago. I’m super pumped on this.”

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Arie Luyendyk Jr.

After joking in Us Weekly’s Instagram comments that he “stayed at a La Quinta once and … wanted out pretty quick too,” the season 22 Bachelor took to his Instagram Stories and said, “Wish you a lot of luck, Tayshia. Lauren and I absolutely adore you. You’re going to crush it!”

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Chris Harrison

The Bachelor host trolled fans via Twitter, writing, “Hey guys been gone a while and feel like it’s important I say something on this... #TheBachelorGOAT @AliFedotowsky starts in 30 minutes phew I feel better getting that out.”

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Raven Gates

“Hello Ms New Bachelorette!!!!!” the Paradise alum wrote on her Instagram Stories. “Can’t wait!! (PS Tayshia has been [Adam Gottschalk’s] bachelor crush from day 1).”

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Melissa Rycroft

On Instagram, the Bachelor alum shared a screenshot of a tweet that Clare posted on April 25 that read, “Respect the opportunity you’ve been given. Respect the rules. Respect me. @BacheloretteABC.” Rycroft captioned the post, “Well, this tweet didn’t age well. However, I think it’s a win/win for the franchise: One season. Two women. One older. One brings diversity (and she’s a fan fav). I’m not mad…. (but I’m so intrigued…..!!) Thoughts?!”

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Evan Bass

“The world: The Bachelor franchise is ridiculous you can’t find love in a month or 2! Clare: Hold my beer,” the Paradise alum tweeted.

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Mykenna Dorn

“If this is true then this will for sure be the most dramatic season EVER !!” the Bachelor alum tweeted. “Guess we’ll all have to tune in to see how this one goes down. I hope both Clare and Tayshia leave happy and in love !!”